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we've shared what we learn so we can all produce energy more safely. b.p. is also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been strongr. >> bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
we've shared what we learn so we can all produce energy more safely. b.p. is also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been strongr. >> bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these...
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mean cuts for the national institutes of health, the centers for disease control, the department of energy, nasa and other key players. matt hourihan has been tracking the immediate and potential impact. he's director of the r&d budget and policy program at the american association for the advancement of science. welcome to you. >> thank you. >> brown: generally speaking, how big a deal is in in the world of government-supported scientific research in. >> it's a very big deal. a very big deal. we're looking at roughly $9.5 billion worth of r&d cuts this year as a result of sequestration. it's about -- those are cuts adding up to almost 7%. these are the largest cuts we've an actually mean? a single year in 40 years. >> brown: those are big numbers. explain how the funding works, maybe through a specific example or two. >> sure. well, there are a number of different agencies that have large science portfolios. so each one of those agencies receives its funding from congress every year. and there are a number of competitive grant programs and other mechanisms by which the federal government
mean cuts for the national institutes of health, the centers for disease control, the department of energy, nasa and other key players. matt hourihan has been tracking the immediate and potential impact. he's director of the r&d budget and policy program at the american association for the advancement of science. welcome to you. >> thank you. >> brown: generally speaking, how big a deal is in in the world of government-supported scientific research in. >> it's a very big...
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and they're saying it will both be costly for them to do this, and also in fact t will require more energy which will increase their carbon output. >> but the administration is disputing that. so what is the administration basing their argument? >> the administration ask saying that this will address than a penny a gallon to any gallon of gasoline. and they say that first of all the oil industry is inflating their statistics. they've done a survey of refineries and looked at what kind of modifications, that only a tiny fraction of the roughly 140 refineries in the country will have to do a major overhall. and also they allowed for flexibility in the proposal, so that the smallest refineries and the ones that will take the biggest hit will have, you know, an easier transition. >> but the industry, the oil & gas industry is pushing back? >> absolutely. they're saying that, you know, on average it will at least be 2 cents per gallon and in some instances it's going to be as much as 9 cents because they estimate it will cost $10 billion to do the upgrades they will need. >> and it is my unders
and they're saying it will both be costly for them to do this, and also in fact t will require more energy which will increase their carbon output. >> but the administration is disputing that. so what is the administration basing their argument? >> the administration ask saying that this will address than a penny a gallon to any gallon of gasoline. and they say that first of all the oil industry is inflating their statistics. they've done a survey of refineries and looked at what...
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we shared what we've learned so we can all produce energy more safely. b.p. is also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel ameca for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >> bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> thisrogram was made possle bthe rporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: u.s. officials said today that a navy guided-missile destroyer capable of shooting down ballistic missiles has been positioned slightly closer to the korean peninsula. this comes in the wake of an escalating verbal exchange between north and south korea, and a day after top north korean officials said building nuclear capabilities was one of its top priorities. in seoul today, north korean presid
we shared what we've learned so we can all produce energy more safely. b.p. is also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel ameca for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >> bnsf railway. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these...